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Yeah, but would grad students come to write code all the time? The low pay is in exchange for the ability to do research, not to be a discount software enginee
by MattGaiser 6y ago
Yeah, but would grad students come to write code all the time?
The low pay is in exchange for the ability to do research, not to be a discount software engineer.
- meekrohprocess 6y agoNot all the time; to be fair, universities don't pay their students to work 40+hrs/week. But graduate schooling is still a big opportunity cost, and not to go all Mark Twain, but sometimes that can get in the way of your education.
- valvar 6y agoThey don't pay them to work 40+hrs/week, but often they expect them to work 50+hrs/week. From what I've seen in Sweden at least, but at least the pay is okay there.
- meekrohprocess 6y agoWell in the US, postgrad education is a genuinely interesting proposition. * Very low pay. * Good benefits in a nation with poor safety nets. * Tuition waivers along the lines of $10-100K/year. * When the Dr. says jump, you ask how high. If you view education as an investment, it isn't necessarily bad compared to an ordinary job. But it's kind of like a FAANG company; your experience depends on who you report to.